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sothic

/ˈsɑ.θɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
soth-ic
IPA
/ˈsɑ.θɪk/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the star Sirius, particularly in Egyptian or ancient Greek contexts.

Etymology

From Sothis (“Sirius”) + -ic (forming adjectives), a variant of earlier Sothiac, from French sothiaque, ultimately from Ancient Greek σωθιακός (sōthiakós, “Sothic”), from Σῶθις (Sôthis, “Sirius”) and -κός (-kós, “-ic”, forming adjectives).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sothiaque, σωθιακός

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɑ.θɪk/
  • British English: /ˈsɒθ.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

Sothiac (alternative)

Phrases

Sothic cycle Sothic period Sothic year

Rhymes With

gothic southern gothic visigothic ostrogothic hypothec

Questions

How do you pronounce sothic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɑ.θɪk/.
What does sothic mean?
Of or relating to the star Sirius, particularly in Egyptian or ancient Greek contexts.
Where does sothic come from?
It is traced to French.

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